Research Interests
1. Database Development and Clinical Outcome Measurements in Thoracic Surgery
2. Lung Cancer in the Elderly
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Project Description
Database Development and Clinical Outcome Measurements in Thoracic Surgery
Most general thoracic surgical procedures carry a higher expected mortality and morbidity than cardiac surgical procedures. Current national statistics show an expected operative mortality of 3% after lobectomy and 7% after pneumonectomy. It is my research goal to delineate clinical parameters that contribute to thoracic surgical operative morbidity and mortality. Once these
variables have been identified, active intervention may be designed with the goal of decreasing operative morbidity and mortality toward zero. As director of clinical research in the Division of Thoracic Surgery, under the mentorship of Dr. Sugarbaker and Dr. Richards, it is my responsibility to oversee a computerized database prospectively accumulating data on all patients evaluated by the Division. Separate data collection points include the initial office visit, the operating room, the postoperative wards, and the individual outpatient visits. This database is currently receiving entries on 2,000 new patients each year. Audits and cross checks have been designed to verify the accuracy of the data. |
Lung Cancer in the Elderly
The elderly patient is particularly susceptible to suffer morbidity after major thoracic surgical procedures. Previous work from Brigham & Women's Hospital has shown that this subgroup has a thirteen-fold higher incidence of postoperative dementia after non-cardiac thoracic surgery. The full recovery time from major thoracic surgical procedures is poorly understood in this subgroup. This is an extremely pertinent issue. Current data are unavailable to advise the eightyfive- year-old patient with a presumed early stage lung cancer as to which treatment option may be expected to maximize the future quality of life. New instruments of measurement are required to address these issues. I am currently developing clinical measurements of the elderly patient's functional status, motivation for surgery, understanding of surgery, and quality of life. I plan to test these measurements in our outpatient elderly population over the next year. |
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Publications
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Original Articles | Reviews | Chapters and Editorials
Original Articles
1. Jaklitsch MT, Deierhoi MH, Hudson S, Barber WH, Barger BO, Phillips MG, Diethelm AG. Early graft function in primary and regraft recipients of paired cadaver kidneys. Transplant Proc 1989;21(1):1274-5.
2. Banai S, Jaklitsch MT, Casscells W, Shou M, Shrivastav S, Correa R, Epstein SE, Unger EF. Effects of acidic fibroblast growth factor on normal and ischemic myocardium. Circ Res 1991;69(1):76-85.
3. Banai S, Shou M, Correa R, Jaklitsch MT, Douek PC, Bonner RF, Epstein SE, Unger EF. Rabbit ear model of injury-induced arterial smooth muscle cell proliferation: kinetics, reproducibility, and implications. Circ Res 1991;69(3):748-56.
4. Flugelman MY, Jaklitsch MT, Newman KD, Casscells W, Bratthauer GL, Dichek DA. Low level in-vivo gene transfer into the arterial wall through a perforated balloon catheter. Circulation 1992;85:1110-17.
5. Jaklitsch MT, Biro S, Casscells W, Dichek DA. Transduced endothelial cells expressing high levels of tissue plasminogen activator have an unaltered phenotype in vitro. J Cell Physiol 1993;154(1):207-16.
6. Jaklitsch MT, Strauss GM, Sugarbaker DJ. Neoadjuvant and adjuvant therapy in the management of locally advanced non-small-cell lung cancer. World J Surg 1993 Nov- Dec;17(6):729-34.
7. Unger EF, Banai S, Shou M, Jaklitsch MT, Hodge E, Correa R, Jaye M, Epstein SE. A model to assess interventions to improve collateral blood flow: continuous administration of agents into the left coronary artery in dogs. Cardiovasc Res 1993; 27(5):785-91.
8. Banai S, Jaklitsch MT, Shou M, Lazarous DF, Scheinowitz M, Biro S, Epstein SE, Unger Ef. Angiogenic-induced enhancement of collateral blood flow to ischemic myocardium by vascular endothelial growth factor in dogs. Circulation 1994; 89(5):2183-9.
9. Jaklitsch MT, Harpole DH Jr, Healey EA, Sugarbaker DJ. Current Issues in the Staging of Esophageal Cancer. Semin Radiat Oncol 1994 Jul:4(3):135-145.
10. Unger EF, Banai S, Shou M, Lazarous DF, Jaklitsch MT, Scheinowitz M, Correa R, Klingbeil C, Epstein SE. Basic fibroblast growth factor enhances myocardial collateral flow in a canine model. Am J Physiol 1994;4(pt 2):H1588-95.
11. DeCamp MM Jr, Jaklitsch MT, Mentzer SJ, Harpole DH Jr, Sugarbaker DJ. The safety and versatility of video-thoracoscopy: a prospective analysis of 895 consecutive cases. J Am Coll Surg 1995;181(2):113-20.
12. Jaklitsch MT, Strauss GM, Healey EA, DeCamp MM Jr, Liptay MJ, Sugarbaker DJ. A historical perspective of multi-modality treatment for respectable non-small cell lung cancer. Lung Cancer 1995 Jun:12 Suppl 2:S17-32.
13. Krasna MJ, Reed CE, Jaklitsch MT, Cushing D, Sugarbaker DJ. Thoracoscopic staging of esophageal cancer: a prospective, multi-institutional trial. Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60(5):1337-40.\
14. Sugarbaker DJ, Herndon J, Kohman LJ, Krasna MJ, Green MR and the Cancer and Leukemia Group B Thoracic Surgery Group. Results of Cancer and Leukemia Group B Protocol 8935; a multi-institutional phase II trimodality trial for Stage IIIA (N2) non-small cell lung cancer. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995; 109: 473-83.
15. Sugarbaker DJ, Jaklitsch MT, Liptay MJ. Mesothelioma and radical multimodality therapy: who benefits? Chest 1995 Jun;107(6 Suppl):345S-350S.
16. Sugarbaker DJ, Jaklitsch MT, Liptay MJ. Thoracoscopic staging and surgical therapy for esophageal cancer. Chest 1995 Jun;107(6 Suppl):218S-223S.
17. Jaklitsch MT, DeCamp MM Jr, Liptay MJ, Harpole DH Jr, Swanson SJ, Mentzer SJ, Sugarbaker DJ. Video-assisted thoracic surgery in the elderly: a review of 307 cases. Chest 1996;110(3):751-58.
18. Jaklitsch MT, Rego A. Endorsement for sparing the clavicle in the transcervical approach to the thoracic inlet. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 May;113(5):959-61.
19. Sechriest VF, Jaklitsch MT, Ward HB, Santilli S. Symptomatic coronary-subclavian steal syndrome: a case report of successful management with carotid to subclavian bypass. Surg Rounds 1997;20:167-172.
20. Flores RM, Jaklitsch MT, DeCamp MM Jr, Sugarbaker DJ. Video-assisted thoracic surgery pericardial resection for effusive disease. Chest Surg Clin N Am 1998 Nov;8(4):835-51.
21. DeCamp MM Jr, Swanson SJ, Jaklitsch MT. Esophagectomy after induction chemoradiation. Chest 1999 Dec: 116(6 Suppl):466S-469S.
22. Jaklitsch MT, Bueno R, Swanson SJ, Mentzer SJ, Lukanich JM, Sugarbaker DJ. New surgical options for elderly lung cancer patients. Chest 1999 Dec;116(6 Suppl):480S-485S.
23. Jaklitsch MT, Byrne JG, Mery CM. Thymoma encasing last patent vein graft to heart. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1999;118(3):561-563.
24. Liu G, Rosenfield Darling ML, Chan J, Jaklitsch MT, Skarin AT. Large cell lung cancer producing human chorionic gonadotropin. J Clin Oncol 1999;17:1956-57.
25. Sugarbaker DJ, Flores RM, Jaklitsch MT, Richards WG, Strauss GM, Corson JM, DeCamp MM, Swanson SJ, Bueno R, Lukanich JM, Mentzer SJ, Baldini EH. Resection margins, extrapleural nodal status, and cell type determine postoperative long-term survival in trimodality therapy of malignant pleural mesothelioma: results in 183 patients. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1999;117:54-65.
26. Swanson SJ, Jaklitsch MT, Mentzer SJ, Bueno R, Lukanich JM, Sugarbaker DJ. Management of the solitary pulmonary nodule: role of thoracoscopy in diagnosis and therapy. Chest 1999 Dec;116(6 Suppl):523S-524S.
27. Bueno R, Richards WG, Swanson SJ, Jaklitsch MT, Lukanich JM, Mentzer SJ, Sugarbaker DJ. Nodal stage after induction therapy for stage IIIA lung cancer determines patient survival. Ann Thorac Surg 2000, 70:1826-31.
28. Swanson SJ, Mentzer SJ, Reilly JJ, Bueno R, Lukanich JM, Jaklitsch MT, Kobzik L, Ingenito EP, Fuhlbrigge A, Donovan C, McKee C, Boyle K, Fagan GP, Sugarbaker DJ. Surveillance transbronchial lung biopsies: implication for survival after lung transplantation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000;119:27-37.
29. Bueno R, Swanson SJ, Jaklitsch MT, Lukanich JM, Mentzer SJ, Sugarbaker DJ. Combined antegrade and retrograde dilation: A new endoscopic technique in the management of complex esophageal obstruction. Gastrointest Endosc. 2001 Sep; 54(3):368-72.
30. Jaklitsch MT, Grondin SC, Sugarbaker DJ. Treatment of malignant meosthelioma. World J Surg. 2001 Feb;25(2):210-7. PMID: 11338024.
31. Jaklitsch MT, Linden BC, Braunlin EA, Bolman RM III, Foker JE. Open-lung biopsy guides therapy in children. Ann Thorac Surg 2001; 71 (6): 1779-85.
32. Jaklitsch MT, Mery CM, Lukanich JM, Richards WG, Bueno R, Swanson SJ, Mentzer SJ, Davis BD, Allred EN, Sugarbaker DJ. Sequential thoracic metastasectomy prolongs survival by re-establishing local control within the chest. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2001 Apr;121(4):657-67.
33. Swanson SJ, Bueno R, Sugarbaker DJ, Jaklitsch MT, Lukanich JM. Transthoracic esophagectomy with radical mediastinal and abdominal lymph node dissection and cervical esophagogastrostomy for esophageal carcinoma. Ann Thorac Surg. 2001 Dec; 72 (6): 1918-25.
34. Gordon GJ, Appasani K, Parcells JP, Mukhopadhyay NK, Jaklitsch MT, Richards WG, Sugarbaker DJ, Bueno R. Inhibitor of apoptosis protein-1 promotes tumor cell survival in mesothelioma. Carcinogenesis.2002 Jun;23(6):1017-24.
35. Gordon GJ, Chen CJ, Jaklitsch MT, Richards WG, Sugarbaker DJ, Bueno R. Detection and quantification of SV40 large T-antigen DNA in mesothelioma tissues and cell lines. Oncol Rep. 2002 May-Jun;9(3):631-4.
36. Harte BH, Jaklitsch MT, Martuscello TM, Lekowski RW, McKenna SS, Body SC. Use of a Modified Single Lumen Endobronchial Tube in Severe Tracheobronchial Compression. Anesthesia 2002 Feb 96(2): 510-511.
37. Murthy S, Looney J, Jaklitsch MT. Gastropericardial fistula following laparoscopic nissen fundoplication. N Engl J Med. 2002. Jan 31; 346 (5): 328-32.
38. Colson YL, Jaklitsch MT, Neragi-Miandoab S, Sugarbaker DJ. The Role of Minimally Invasive Surgery in Lung Cancer. ASCO Education Book 2003
39. Davison BD, Ring DH, Bueno R, Jaklitsch MT. Endovascular stent-graft repair of a pulmonary artery-bronchial fistula. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2003 Jul;14)7):929-32.
40. Gordon GJ, Jensen RV, Hsiao LL, Gullans SR, Blumenstock JE, Richards WG, Jaklitsch MT, Sugarbaker DJ, Bueno R. Using gene expression ratios to predict outcome among patients with mesothelioma. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2003 Apr 16;95(8):598-605.
41. Gordon GJ, Richards WG, Sugarbaker DJ, Jaklitsch MT, Bueno R. A prognostic test for adenocarcinoma of the lung from gene expression profiling data. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2003 Sep;12(9):905-10.
42. Hodi FS, Mihm MC, Soiffer RJ, Haluska FG, Butler M, Seiden MV, Davis T, Henry-Spires R. MacRae S. Willman A, Padera R, Jaklitsch MT, Shankar S, Chen TC, Korman A, Allison JP, Dranoff G. Biologic activity of cytotixis T lymphocyte-associated antigen 4 antibody blockade in previously vaccinated metastatic melanoma and ovarian carcinoma patients. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA.2003 Apr 15;100(8):4712-7.Epub 2003 Apr 07.
43. Irie HY, Jaklitsch MT, Shaffer K, Weinstein M, Salgia R. Unusual Problems in Breast Cancer and a Rare Lung Cancer Case: Case 4. Primary Lymphoepithelioma-like Carcinoma of the Lung. J Clin Oncol.2003 Jun 1;21(11):2220-2.
44. Jaklitsch MT, Mery CM, Audisio RA. The use of surgery to treat lung cancer in elderly patients. Lancet Oncol 2003 Aug;4(8):463-71.
45. Kukreja J, Jaklitsch MT. Section IV: Selective use of neoadjuvant therapy. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 Apr:15(2):187-96.
46. Salgia R, Lynch T, Skarin A, Lucca J, Lynch C, Jung K, Hodi FS, Jaklitsch MT, Mentzer SJ, Swanson S, Lukanich JM, Bueno R, Wain J, Mathisen D, Wright C, Fidias P, Donahue D, Clift S, Hardy S, Neuberg D, Mulligan R, Webb I, Sugarbaker DJ, Mihm M, Dranoff G. Vaccination with irradiated autologous tumor cells engineered to secrete granulocytemacrophage colony-stimulating factor augments antitumor immunity in some patients with metastatic non-small-cell lung carcinoma. J Clin Oncol.2003 Feb 15;21(4):624-30.
47. Moore KA, Mery CM, Jaklitsch MT, Estocin AP, Bueno R, Swanson SJ Sugarbaker DJ, Lukanich JM. Menopausal Effects on Presentation, Treatment, and Survival of Women With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Ann Thorac Surg 2003; 76 (6): 1789-95
48. Jaklitsch MT, Pappas-Estocin A, Bueno R. Thoracoscopic Surgery in Elderly Lung Cancer Patients. Crit Rvw in Onc Hema 2004;49:165-171
49. Mery CM, Pappas AN, Bueno R, Mentzer SJ, Lukanich JM, Sugarbaker DJ, Jaklitsch MT. Relationship Between a History of Antecedent Cancer and the Probability of Malignancy for a Solitary Pulmonary Nodule. Chest 2004 Jun;V125:2175-2181
50. Sugarbaker DJ, Jaklitsch MT, Bueno R, Richards W, Lukanich J, Mentzer SJ, Colson Y, Linden P, Chang M, Capalbo L, Oldread E, Neragi-Miandoab S, Swanson SJ, Zellos LS. Prevention, early detection, and management of complications after 328 consecutive extrapleural pneumonectomies. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2004 Jul;128(1):138-46.
51. Mukhopadhyay NK, Gilchrist D, Gordon GJ, Chen CJ, Bueno R, Lu ML, Salgia R, Sugarbaker DJ, Jaklitsch MT. Integrin-dependent protein tyrosine phosphorylation is a key regulatory event in collagen-IV-mediated adhesion and proliferation of human lung tumor cell line, Calu-1. Ann Thorac Surg. 2004 Aug;78(2):450-7.
52. Sullivan CA, Jaklitsch MT, Haddad R, Goguen LA, Gagne A, Wirth LJ, Posner MR, Tishler RB, Norris CM. Endoscopic management of hypopharyngeal stenosis after organ sparing therapy for head and neck cancer. Laryngoscope. 2004 Nov;114(11):1924-31.
53. Morrison PR, vanSonnenberg E, Shankar S, Godleski J, Silverman SG, Tuncali K, Jaklitsch MT, Jolesz FA. Radiofrequency ablation of thoracic lesions: part 1, experiments in the normal porcine thorax. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2005 Feb;184(2):375-80.
54. VanSonnenberg E, Shankar S, Morrison PR, Nair RT, Silverman SG, Jaklitsch MT, Liu F, Cheung L, Tuncali K, Skarin AT, Sugarbaker DJ. Radiofrequency ablation of thoracic lesions: part 2, initial clinical experience--technical and multidisciplinary considerations in 30 patients. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2005 Feb;184(2):381-90.
55. Mamon HJ, Yeap BY, Janne PA, Reblando J, Shrager S, Jaklitsch MT, Mentzer S, Lukanich JM, Sugarbaker DJ, Baldini EH, Berman S, Skarin A, Bueno R. High risk of brain metastases in surgically staged IIIA non-small-cell lung cancer patients treated with surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation. J Clin Oncol. 2005 Mar 1;23(7):1530-7.
56. Linden PA, Bueno R, Colson YL, Jaklitsch MT, Lukanich J, Mentzer S, Sugarbaker DJ. Lung resection in patients with preoperative FEV1 < 35% predicted. Chest. 2005 Jun;127(6):1984-90.
57. Mukhopadhyay NK, Gordon GJ, Chen CJ, Bueno R, Sugarbaker DJ, Jaklitsch MT. Activation of focal adhesion kinase in human lung cancer cells involves multiple and potentially parallel signaling events. J Cell Mol Med. 2005 Apr-Jun;9(2):387-97.
58. Mery CM, Pappas AN, Bueno R, Colson YL, Linden P, Sugarbaker DJ, Jaklitsch MT. Similar long-term survival of elderly patients with non-small cell lung cancer treated with lobectomy or wedge resection within the surveillance, epidemiology, and end results database. Chest. 2005 Jul;128(1):237-45.
59. Ingenito EP, Tsai LW, Mentzer SJ, Jaklitsch MT, Reilly JJ, Lutchen K, Mazan M, Hoffman A. Respiratory impedance following bronchoscopic or surgical lung volume reduction for emphysema. Respiration. 2005 Jul-Aug;72(4):406-17.
60. Mukhopadhyay NK, Gordon GJ, Maulik G, Doerre G, Liu BC, Bueno R, Sugarbaker DJ, Jaklitsch MT. Histone deacetylation is directly involved in desilencing the expression of the catalytic subunit of telomerase in normal lung fibroblast. J Cell Mol Med. 2005 Jul-Sep;9(3):662-9.
61. Mery CM, Pappas AN, Burt BM, Bueno R, Linden PA, Sugarbaker DJ, Jaklitsch MT. Diameter of non-small cell lung cancer correlates with long-term survival: implications for T stage. Chest. 2005 Nov;128(5):3255-60.
62. Linden PA, Gilbert RJ, Yeap BY, Boyle K, Deykin A, Jaklitsch MT, Sugarbaker DJ, Bueno R. Laparoscopic fundoplication in patients with end-stage lung disease awaiting transplantation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2006 Feb;131(2):438-46. Epub 2006 Jan 18.
63. Mukhopadhyay NK, Weisberg E, Gilchrist D, Bueno R, Sugarbaker DJ, Jaklitsch MT. Effectiveness of trichostatin A as a potential candidate for anticancer therapy in non-small-cell lung cancer. Ann Thorac Surg. 2006 Mar;81(3):1034-42.
64. Richards WG, Zellos L, Bueno R, Jaklitsch MT, Janne PA, Chirieac LR, Yeap BY, Dekkers RJ, Hartigan PM, Capalbo L, Sugarbaker DJ. Phase I to II study of pleurectomy/decortication and intraoperative intracavitary hyperthermic cisplatin lavage for mesothelioma. J Clin Oncol. 2006 Apr 1;24(10):1561-7.
65. Jaklitsch MT, Herndon JE 2nd, Decamp MM Jr, Richards WG, Kumar P, Krasna MJ, Green MR, Sugarbaker DJ. Nodal downstaging predicts survival following induction chemotherapy for stage IIIA (N2) non-small cell lung cancer in CALGB protocol #8935. J Surg Oncol. 2006 Oct 12;94(7):599-606
66. Jaklitsch MT, Herndon JE 2nd, DeCamp MM Jr, Richards WG, Kumar P, Krasna MJ, Green MR, Sugarbaker DJ. Nodal downstaging predicts survival following induction chemotherapy for stage IIIA (N2) non-small cell lung cancer in CALGB protocol #8935. J Surg Oncol. 2006 Dec 1;94(7):599-606.
67. Linden PA, Yeap BY, Chang MY, Henderson WG, Jaklitsch MT, Khuri S, Sugarbaker DJ, Bueno R. Morbidity of lung resection after prior lobectomy: results from the Veterans Affairs National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. Ann Thorac Surg. 2007 Feb;83(2):425-31; discussion 432.
68. Linden PA, Bueno R, Mentzer SJ, Zellos L, Lebenthal A, Colson YL, Sugarbaker DJ, Jaklitsch MT. Modified T-tube repair of delayed esophageal perforation results in a low mortality rate similar to that seen with acute perforations. Ann Thorac Surg. 2007 Mar;83(3):1129-33.
69. Chang MY, Mentzer SJ, Colson YL, Linden PA, Jaklitsch MT, Lipsitz SR, Sugarbaker DJ. Factors predicting poor survival after resection of stage IA non-small cell lung cancer. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2007 Oct;134(4):850-6. Epub 2007 Aug 20.
70. Linden PA, Wee JO, Jaklitsch MT, Colson YL. Extending indications for radiofrequency ablation of lung tumors through an intraoperative approach. Ann Thorac Surg. 2008 Feb;85(2):420-3.
71. Hodi FS, Butler M, Oble DA, Seiden MV, Haluska FG, Kruse A, Macrae S, Nelson M, Canning C, Lowy I, Korman A, Lautz D, Russell S, Jaklitsch MT, Ramaiya N, Chen TC, Neuberg D, Allison JP, Mihm MC, Dranoff G. Immunologic and clinical effects of antibody blockade of cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated antigen 4 in previously vaccinated cancer patients. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 Feb 26;105(8):3005-10. Epub 2008 Feb 19.
72. Neragi-Miandoab S, Linden PA, Ducko CT, Bueno R, Richards WG, Sugarbaker DJ, Jaklitsch MT. VATS pericardiotomy for patients with known malignancy and pericardial effusion: Survival and prognosis of positive cytology and metastatic involvement of the pericardium. Int J Surg. 2008 Jan 9
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Reviews
1. Jaklitsch M, Leyland S. Aspirin anticoagulation for mechanical heart valves and Reye’s Syndrome. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1988;95(1):146-7.
2. Jaklitsch MT, Strauss GM, Sugarbaker DJ. Neoadjuvant and adjuvant therapy in the management of locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer. World J Surg 1993; 17:729-34.
3. Jaklitsch MT, Harpole DH Jr, Healey EA, Sugarbaker DJ. Current issues in the staging of esophageal cancer. Semin Radiat Oncol 1994;4:135-45.
4. Sugarbaker DJ, Jaklitsch MT, Liptay MJ. Mesothelioma and radical multimodality therapy: who benefits? Chest 1995;107(6 suppl):345S-50S.
5. Sugarbaker DJ, Jaklitsch MT, Liptay MJ. Thoracoscopic staging and surgical therapy for esophageal cancer. Chest 1995;107(6 suppl):218S-23S.
6. Jaklitsch MT, Strauss GM, Healey EA, DeCamp MM Jr, Liptay MJ, Sugarbaker DJ. An historical perspective of multi-modality treatment for resectable non-small cell lung cancer. Lung Cancer 1995;12(2 suppl):17S-32S.
7. Jaklitsch MT, Rego A. Endorsement for sparing the clavicle in the transcervical approach to the thoracic inlet. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997;113(5):959-61.
8. Flores RM, Jaklitsch MT, DeCamp MM Jr, Sugarbaker DJ. Video-assisted thoracic surgery pericardial resection for effusive disease. Chest Surg Clin North Am 1998; 8:835-851.
9. Swanson SJ, Jaklitsch MT, Mentzer SJ, Bueno R, Lukanich JM, Sugarbaker DJ. Management of the solitary pulmonary nodule: role of thoracoscopy in diagnosis and therapy. Chest 1999;116(6 suppl):523S-4S.
10. Jaklitsch MT, Bueno R, Swanson SJ, Mentzer SJ, Lukanich JM, Sugarbaker DJ. New surgical options for elderly lung cancer patients. Chest 1999;116(6 suppl):480S-5S.
11. DeCamp MM, Swanson SJ, Jaklitsch MT. Esophagectomy after induction chemoradiation. Chest 1999;116(6 suppl):466S-69S.
12. Jaklitsch MT, Grondin SC, Sugarbaker DJ. Treatment of malignant mesothelioma. World J Surg. 2001 Feb;25(2):210-7.
13. Bueno R, Reblando J, Glickman J, Jaklitsch MT, Lukanich JM, Sugarbaker DJ. Pleural biopsy: a reliable method for determining the diagnosis but not subtype in mesothelioma. Ann Thorac Surg. 2004 Nov;78(5):1774-6. Review.
14. Kukreja J, Jaklitsch MT, Wiener DC, Sugarbaker DJ, Burgers S, Baas P. Malignant pleural mesothelioma: overview of the North American and European experience. Thorac Surg Clin. 2004 Nov;14(4):435-45. Review.
15. Paul S, Neragi-Miandoab S, Jaklitsch MT. Preoperative assessment and therapeutic options for patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma. Thorac Surg Clin. 2004 Nov;14(4):505-16, ix. Review.
16. Wiener DC, Argote-Greene LM, Ramesh H, Audisio RA, Jaklitsch MT. Choices in the management of asymptomatic lung nodules in the elderly. Surg Oncol. 2004 Dec;13(4):239-48. Review.
17. Audisio RA, Zbar AP, Jaklitsch MT. Surgical management of oncogeriatric patients. J Clin Oncol. 2007 May 10;25(14):1924-9. Review.
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Chapters and Editorials
1. Jaklitsch MT, Harpole DH Jr, Roberts JR, Sugarbaker DJ. Video-assisted techniques in thoracic surgery. In: Loughlin KR, Brooks D, editors. Principles of endosurgery. Cambridge: Blackwell Science;1994. p. 230-50.
2. Sugarbaker DJ, Jaklitsch MT, Soutter AD, Aisner J, Antman K. Multimodality therapy of malignant mesothelioma. In: Roth JA, Ruckdeschel JC, Weisenburger TH, editors. Thoracic oncology. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: WB Saunders;1994. p.538-55.
3. Jaklitsch MT, Flores RM, DeCamp MM Jr. Thoracoscopy and video-assisted thoracic surgery. In: Brooks DC, editor. Current review of minimally invasive surgery. 3rd ed. Philadelphia: Current Medicine;1998. p.145-57.
4. Flores RM, Jaklitsch MT, Norberto JJ, Sugarbaker DJ. Non-small-cell lung cancer surgical staging. In: Skarin AT, editor. Multimodality treatment of lung cancer. New York: Marcel Dekker; 2000. p.79-100.
5. Davis BD, Jaklitsch MT, Sugarbaker DJ. Pleura. In Demmy TL, editor. Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS). Georgetown, TX: Landes Bioscience; 2001. p.25-44.
6. Wiener DC, Jaklitsch MT. Surgery of the Diaphragm: A Deductive Approach. In: Sellke FW, del Nido PJ, Swanson SJ, editors. Sabiston & Spencer Surgery of the Chest. 7th ed. Philadelphia: Elsevier Saunders; 2005. p.501-515.
7. Moore KA, Jaklitsch MT, Lukanich JM. Reply. Ann Thorac Surg. 2005 Aug;80(2):790.
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